Vinyl siding was damaged and an incendiary device was found at the scene, authorities told the newspaper.
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Slager was released on a $500,000 surety bond and placed on house arrest on Monday. Slager was bonded out on January 4th, which was a Monday.
Judge Clifton Newman ruled Slager, who is charged with murder in the death of Walter Scott, is not entitled to public funding since he does not have a court-appointed attorney. He was indicted on a murder charge in June.
A neighbor put out the small fire at the home around 9:20 p.m. on Yeamans Hall Road, Hanahan Police Capt. Michael Fowler said.
A fire that was set Friday night at Michael Slager’s Hanahan address was “unsettling”, but won’t have an effect on his case, a defense attorney for the former North Charleston police officer said.
The house is reportedly vacant.
Two dozen people gathered outside the Charleston County jail on Tuesday, a day after Slager was allowed to return home.
Activists were angered that Slager was released on bond, saying he presents a danger to the community, USA Today reports.
If convicted, Slager will be facing 30 years to life without parole.
Slager will remain under house arrest until his trial is set to begin next Halloween. Slager also will be allowed to leave to attend church, visit the doctor or his attorneys, and attend court appearances. He is prohibited from getting in contact with any of Scott’s family members.
The network does not condone violence, the statement said. The judge said at the time that Slager posed a threat to the community. But James Johnson, president of the local chapter of the civil rights group National Action Network, said demonstrators have been peaceful.
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Johnson said Slager had “a lot of enemies”.
